Ornamental top for cigarette tins



L. W. RICE ORNAMENTAL ToP FOR CIGARETTE TINs Jan. l5, 1935.

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Patented Jan. l', 1935 UNITED STATES y1,9371195 Q v PATENT ORNAMENTAL TOP FOR CIGARETTE `'.lflNS Louis W. Rice, deceased, late of New York, N.'Y.,fv f

vby rJoseph A. Despres, Scarsdale, N, Y., and' Jacques B. Rice and Stanley M. Isaacs,'Nevv` York, N. Y., executors, assignors to 'A Bernard Rices Sons Incorporated, a corporation of New Yorky Refled kfor abandoned application Serial No.. 640,158, October 29, 1933.v This application' April 24, 1 934, Serial No. 722,138

[s Claims, drauf-s4)r lids and boxes being 4printedand/vortlacfgmered in various colors. l

These tinsor cartons of 50 cigarettes of the various brands are usually practicallyr the same size and in somev cases,`may.be',.exactly of* the.

A samedimensions, "so that thev same ornamental top` can be used,'and an yornamental top is desirable, for th'eftins or cartons ofY any brand when displayed onatableor dresser invthe'home ork at a club are not particularly ornamental, although indicating perhapsa favorite brand. 1

One object of the present improvement, therefore, is to provide an auxiliary ornamental metal top for cigarette tinsfor cartons or the like that may be readily attached rto the lid of ordinary tins or cartons of '50,"andjwil1 hide or cover over the usual brand name andjany 'other printed matter that ordinarily appears conspicuously on the' lid'of such a cartonor box;y 'The'lproposed'ornamental tops are preferably madeof'sheet metal, but any suitable' material may bei used and the design may be'stamped',"engraved, v'etched and/or enameled, or otherwise made a (permanent feature of the `top,lthe top being suchjas would be manufactured vlas a jewelers novelty'andzsold independently. ,k .Y H-

A further object, in the'preferred form, is to form the auxiliary ornamental top out of fiat sheet metal, the top faelof which will carry the desired ornamental desigigjsaid plate being preferably provided at 'its edge y-vvith gdownwardlyexg tending means for attaching the ornamentali-top to the lid of the cigarette tin or the like. The auxiliary ornamental top is not for permanent attachment to the lid of a tin or carton, such attachment being only temporary, that is, during removal of the contents, so that as soon as the tin or carton is empty, the top may be removed and attached to another lled tin or carton.

The fifties of some of the popular brands of cigarettes are packed and sold in carboard cartons instead of tin boxes, but the size is substantially the same as with the tins of 50. It is, therefore, contemplated to provide an ornamental auxiliary top of similar design that may be attached to the lid of cardboard cartons or boxes of 50, or to:` otherhtypes of boxes of thesame char acter. A. .1.

' Any suitable means may be vemployed for attachingv the auxiliary V'ornamental top to the lid of the cigarette tin, but in thepresent instance,

it is found preferable to form the top plate with downwardly extending resilient flanges yand/or members 'adapted to resiliently engage' theside walls of the lid of the tin orcarton lsoas to temporarily clingy togthe liol` but may be readily `removed for attachment to thelid of another tinr iliary top for cigarette .tins or cartons 'and theV like are shownlin the'accompanying drawing,v in which Fig. 1 is a perspective` view of one form of ornamental top attachedto the cigarette tin 'of a; well known brand; Fig. 2 isan enlarged transverse section ofthe tin shown inFig. ,1 with Aone form of.auxiliarytop'attached; Fig. 3 is antben-f larged brokenaway section of :part `of the *lid of a tin with the ornamental top of Fig. l Ipartially removed; Fig.' 4 `is 'an' enlarged section "on theV line of Fig. 3 to illustrate the Vopen corner construction; Fig. 5j is an'enlarged broken away view of a modified form of ornamentaltop 'shown in connectionlwith a portion of acigarett'eltinj Fig; 6 l.is a similar" enlargement of. another form,

and Fig.r vf7 is a perspective view ofa modified formfr'of'auxiliary.top.' Y n f f Referring tolthey. drawing,'the usual boxor tin for holding hnigaret'tesis represented atv A. the flanged lidfB of which is hinged to the rear wall of the 'b'oxijat C.

I n the form of ornamental auxiliary topshown inV Figs. 1 to 4, ametal plate D finished' in gold, silveror the like, and carrying' on its upper face EV ari ornamental kdesign,j is4 provided lvvithvde-l pendi g yflanges Rgvvhich are 'preferably formed integral',rvs/"ith,4 the@l top plate, being 'bent downwardli'(V therefromjfat subst'antiallyjright angles, as indicated'in" Figs. 2 'and/3i" The downwardly extending a'ng slightly resilient to closely engage the wall of the lid of a tin and, if preferred, may be curved at the lower ends G to facilitate springing the auxiliary top on to the lid of the tin. In some cases, this may not be necessary, since the corner of the lid B is slightly rounded, as indicated at H. It will be noted that in order that the flanges F may be entirely free for resilient movement, the corners thereof, as indicated at K in Fig. 4, are not united.

This construction makes it possible for the auxiliary ornamental top to be readily attached to the usual tins of 50 cigarettes, so that the latter when placed on a table in the home or club becomes an ornamental article, rather than an advertisementl for a particular brand of cigarettes, and vwhen the tin is empty may be readily detached.

The ornamental auxiliary top may be further ornamented by extending the width and length of the top plate at L, asshown `in 5', and by forming the depending. resilient flanges M into a reverse curve giving ay molding effect, but still serving as the resilient members for attach.- ing the ornamental top to themwalls of the lid of the tin.

A slightly different ornamental effect may be obtained by a at reverse fold N all around the edges of the plate D, as in 6, thereby forming a rounded bead"O. In this form the resilient iianges or members P extend downward from the inner edge of the bead so as to engage the lid of the tin, substantially as in the previous forms.

Still another lform is shown in Fig. 7, wherein depending resilient flanges Q which do. not extend the' lfull width or length of the top plate D and are formed as resilient tongues for engaging the vsidewalls `of the lid o1' the tin. This form"may be particularly adapted for attachment to the lids of cardboard boxes of 5.0 cigarettes, since the lids of cardboard boxes are usually attachedto the bodyj ,of the box in a different manner from the attachment of the lid on titties tins, but the other forms may be modified (or titties` in cardboard boxes or the like.

,ObviollSlY, the arrangement is` not limited to the tormsshown, for other modifications in the means for attacliingl an ornamental top to the lid of fifties tins, cartons or the lile or to similar boxes 'olfother kinds, where. such' a top is suitable, are availableV according to theY form ofthe lid and the desired method of attachment.

The face ortop of the'ornamental auxiliary top'may be of gold or silver or lsuitably plated, or it may be lacquered or enabled inr any color desired and the design on vthe top may be stamped, etched, printed or engraved thereon alone or in combination with enameled portions, in any suitable or preferred manner known to the novelty j ewelers trade. No claim, however, is here made for any particular design on the tcp, the design shown as an example being merely selected as illustrative, but it will be understood that, if `desired, a design for each particular brand of cigarettes may be employed.

While several preferred forms of the improvementhave been shown, it will be understood that various modications may be made in the construction and arrangement'of themeans for at.- taching the ornamental top to cigarette tins or thelilre, and the shape and size of the top itself and the designl carried thereby may be varied without departing from the spirit andy scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. An ornamental top for temporary attachment to the lid of a carton of cigarettes While the contents are ,being removed, comprising a sheet metal- `top plate, an` ornamental design on said plate and a plurality of integral resilient members extending from the edges of said plate for resiliently engaging the side walls of the lid the ornamental` topthereto.

2. An ornamentaltop for temporary attachment to the liti` of a carton of cigarettes while the contents arey being removed, comprising a sheet` metal pleteY having thereon an ornamental design, the edges of said plate being reverse folded, to form rounded beads, and a plurality of resilient. flange members extending from said bead edges for engaging the walls of the lid of the carton, the lower edges of said resilient members flaring outward for the purpose described.

3. An ornamental top for temporary attachment to the lid of a carton of cigarettes while the contents are being, rem0ved,`comprising a metal plate, an ornamental design on said plate, a plurality of independently movable- S-curved resilient flanges depending from the edges Yof said plate, said ilanges being. free from each other at the corners` of the plate and adapted for resiliently engaging the side walls of the lid of thev carton for attachingA the ornamental top thereto.

4. An ornamental top for temporary attachment to the lid of a carton, of cigarettes while the contents are being removed, comprising, a. metal plate, an ornamental design on said plate. and a plurality of resilient tOngue-like members extending from the edges of the plate for resiliently engaging the sidewalls of the lid of the carton for temporarily attaching the ornamental top to said lid. i

5. An ornamental top f ortemporary attachment of the lid of a, carton lof cigarettes while the contents are being removed, comprising an ornamental top member formedof a metal plate and depending individually acting integral means carried by said plate for attaching said ornamental top to the lid of the carton.

6. An ornamental top for temporary attachment to. the lid. or a carton of cigarettes while. the contents are being removed, comprising an ornamental top member and independently acting integral mei-111,5 depending therefrom. for engaging the flange of the lid of the carton` for attaching the Ornamental top thereto- JOSEPH A DESPRES. JACQUES B. RICE, STANLEY M. ISAACS, Executors of the Estate of Louis W. Rice,

Deceased.

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